The Spears family enjoyed a great Thanksgiving holiday again this year. We ate and ate and ate some more... with all of the family that we have, we not only celebrate Thanksgiving one day- but an entire weekend. We started on Thursday at my mom and dad's house. We had a great time eating, visiting, and playing "Catch Phrase". We loved it! I have to say it is the first game that the entire family has sat down to play and not gotten into a fight over in a REALLY long time. Ha Ha!
On Friday we had the day off so Jamie and I spent the day putting up our Christmas lights on the outside of the house and (yes I broke the family tradition) we went ahead and put up the Christmas tree.
On Saturday we headed to MiMi and Papaw's house to have Thanksgiving with them. Colyn had found their old original Nintendo- complete with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. Embarrassingly enough, I played it so much I had a blister on my thumb! Oh the good ole' days! We had a blast trying to see who could make it the farthest without dying! Such fun! Kinsley didn't understand what all the fun was about...can you believe it?
On Sunday, we went to church with Jamie's grandmother and then went to her house for the day. While we had a good time, it was also a little sad as this was the first Thanksgiving without Jamie's granddad sitting in the recliner smiling at everyone as they came in. We sat around and got to visit, which is good. It seems like life is so busy for everyone that we don't take the time to really sit down and talk to each other about what's going on in our lives often enough. We had a nice visit.
When we got home that night, we learned that Jamie's sister Danielle and her boyfriend John Ross had been in a car accident on their way back to college at Tenn. Tech. We were thankful to hear that neither of them were seriously injured even though John Ross's car was totaled. It really made us stop and count our blessings...which is really the whole reason we celebrate Thanksgiving. It's not about the turkey, or dressing, or pecan pies...it's about the people you are surrounded by and all of the wonderful things that God has placed in your life. These are the most important things.
As I look back over the 5 1/2 years that Jamie and I have been married, I realize that we have been blessed TREMENDOUSLY. We have two healthy, beautiful daughters and we do not take this blessing lightly- it was the day before Thanksgiving two years ago when my pregnancy was ended at 9 weeks. When things like that happen, you wonder why, and you wonder what God has planned instead. Two years later, I can't answer why it happened, but I can say that if that pregnancy would have gone full term, we wouldn't have Karlie. And at this point, I can't imagine life without her- she is so precious. And as Jamie and I sit back and watch Kinsley and her play together, hug, and even fight (already), I can't describe how blessed I feel. And while we gain a lot more weight over the holidays because we have so many places to visit, I can't complain because I am thankful to have all of that family to surround us and love us.
I hope all of you had a happy thanksgiving with those that you love...and if you forgot to count your blessings- do it now.
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